Bay lounge coffee, located in Hiroo-cho, the southernmost town in Tokachi, is a "near the sea" cafe where you can enjoy coffee from The Rising Sun Coffee produced by actor Kenji Sakaguchi, as well as a hearty bowl of fresh seafood. The café is a "seaside" café where you can enjoy a hearty bowl of fresh seafood. Many people from inside and outside of Hokkaido visit this cafe to enjoy the fresh seafood.

Fresh and sumptuous! Popular "Tuna Donburi" 990 yen

Bay Lounge coffee is a café run by Ikeshita Sangyo, a seafood processing company in Hiroo Town. Ikeshita Sangyo's signature product is "Ootoro Iwashi" (big fatty sardines). For lunch, the restaurant offers a menu full of excellent "Ootoro Iwashi" such as "Ootoro Iwashi Fried Set Meal" and "Ootoro Iwashi Sashimi Set Meal".

Daily lunch "Fried giant fatty tuna sardine set meal" 1,430 yen

The restaurant also offers several other menus during lunch hours that incorporate plenty of seafood, such as octopus, whelk, and squid, making it hard to decide which one to order every time. No matter which one you order, you will be 200% satisfied with the volume, price, and taste that only a seafood processing company can provide.

Hokkaido's only authorized distributor of "The Rising Sun Coffee

They are particular about their coffee and are popular for café use. Coffee beans are from "The Rising Sun Coffee" produced by actor Kenji Sakaguchi. Coffee can be enjoyed freshly brewed at the eat-in area or taken out. Coffee beans are also sold at the store.

Cafe Latte 660 yen

Hiroo Town has the ocean as one of the main features of Tokachi. Many people enjoy surfing in the area called "Humbe" along Route 336, which is called "Golden Road," and many surfers visit the cafe on days when there are good waves. Incidentally, the owner, Mr. Ikeshita, also loves surfing and coffee. The owner himself wanted to make the store a place that people would want to go to, so he put a lot of thought into the space, making it very comfortable and full of vitality.

Three kinds of "Ootoro Iwashi Eating Rara-yu" (Japanese style oil for eating large sardines). Spicy enough for children to eat", "Spicy for adults", and "With Hiroo kelp" are 864 yen each.

The store is also a great place to enjoy shopping for original goods from "Bay Lounge coffee," Hiroo's local products, coffee beans, and more. In addition, there is a sauna facility attached to the shop, and men only can enjoy the sauna. Why not stop by the store after enjoying a sauna or surfing?

*All prices include tax.

Photographer: Daichi Akama
Text: Maya Nakamura

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